Bugsy Malone

It’s a long time since I saw this show and I had forgotten how good it is, being an ideal vehicle for youngsters starting out in amateur theatre, and for the adults who help get the show on stage.  This newly formed group did the show full justice and the dialogue was delivered with that lovely innocence that only youth can bring.  SPOTS is short for “Showing Potential on the Stage” and this cast certainly did that with some performances that made us sit back in wonder at how a production of this standard could have been presented by such a young team of over 30, some of whom had never been on stage before.

Bugsy was extremely well played by Sebastian Carvill Belt and some of his comedic timing was excellent.  Tallulah (Arabella Carvill Belt) and Blousy (Chloe Gregory) were very good, singing and moving nicely.  Lucy Porter was a strong Fat Sam, well supported by Izzie Fanshaw as Dandy Dan and Maicy Coope really showed her vocal potential as Fizzy.

The dance routines were well choreographed and executed and it was great to see so many smiles on stage.  The set was simple (the cars looked really good) and the backstage team worked extremely hard to maintain the pace that the show moves at.

The cast will have been told to watch their diction and speak slower but that will come and the society deserves a lot of praise for encouraging and teaching the young team.  This was a super production.

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